Gaye Gürsel

Gaye Gürsel — Biography

Gaye Gürsel is an actress who has appeared in a wide range of Turkish television series for many years and has worked in cinema as well. She reached a new audience with her character in the Netflix series 50m2, and from late 2020 she has appeared in the police drama Arka Sokaklar as Esra Çoban.

She did not come to acting directly: she graduated from the Istanbul University School of Business in 2002, worked for a while at an events company and spent time abroad, and then trained as an actress at the Müjdat Gezen Art Center. Her first screen job was Haziran Gecesi, which began on Kanal D in 2004. After early series such as Tutkunum Sana and Senin Uğruna, she acted in Asi, Elif, Makber and Öğretmen Kemal, played Safiye in seasons seven to nine of Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu (2013-2015), Feride in İşler Güçler, and appeared in Tek Yürek and the television film Babası.

Her film career opened with Dersimiz: Atatürk and Gelecek Uzun Sürer (as Sumru), followed by Bu İşte Bir Yalnızlık Var, Meleklerin Mucizesi, Müthiş Bir Film and Evli Mutlu Çocuklu. In the summer of 2020 she married her longtime partner Jeff Treves.